A slew of NEW from some of the tops in Jazz, including Ambrose Akinmusire (2012 Trumpter of Year), Vijay Iyer (2013 MacArthur Genius Grant), Brad Mehldau (2012 Grammy Nominee), and more being added to the Jazz 88 Music Library the week of March 10, 2014. You can hear them all debut LIVE on The New Jazz Thing @Jazz88 with Vince Outlaw, Monday, March 10, 2014 from 6 to 8 PM PT (and in Jazz 88 Speakeasy On-Demand after the show). Here's the abbreviated list, but you get your chance to comment, along with further annotations on each release after the split...enjoy the New!

AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE – “THE IMAGINED SAVIOR IS FAR EASIER TO PAINT”

BRUCE BARTH – “DAYBREAK”

MIKE ALLEN with HUGH FRASER – “PANORAMA”

VIJAY IYER - “MUTATIONS”

MAUREEN KENNEDY – “OUT OF THE SHADOWS”

BRAD MEHLDAU & MARK GUILIANA - “MEHLIANA: TAMING THE DRAGON”

DAVID ‘FATHEAD’ NEWMAN & THE TILDEN WEBB TRIO – “CELLAR GROOVE”

REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE – “LIVE SNAKES”

DR. GABRIEL WEISS – “MUSIC THERAPY”

VARIOUS ARTISTS – “THE BEATLES: A JAZZ TRIBUTE”

AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE – “THE IMAGINED SAVIOR IS FAR EASIER TO –

- PAINT” ~ (Blue Note)

(Trumpeter with the follow-up to his New York Times #1 album of the year, ‘When The Heart Emerges Glistening’. This new effort features 12 of 13 originals with a wide and expanded ensemble that includes vocalists, a string quartet, and adventurous guitarist).